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as·sem·bly n pl -blies1 a: a company of persons collected together in one place usu. for some common purposeb cap: a legislative body esp. that makes up the lower house of a legislature see also general assembly, legislative assembly2: the act of coming together: the condition of being assembled see also unlawful assembly
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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aggregation, assemblage, body, caucus, collection, company, conclave, concourse, conference, congregation, consilium, contio, convention, conventus, convocation, crowd, gathering, group, mass, meeting, multitude
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aggregate, assemblage, caucus, chamber (body), company (assemblage), conference, conglomeration, congregation, congress, cumulation, legislature, manufacture, meeting (conference), parley, rendezvous, selection (collection), session
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.A group of people gathered together in the same place for the same purpose; the meeting together of a group of people for a common purpose.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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gathering or associating with others. Freedom of assembly is a European Human Right under Article 11, applicable in the UK.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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n.1 A group of people gathering, coming together, or meeting, or already so assembled, for a common purpose.2 A legislative body, especially in many states, the lower house of the state legislature.@ unlawful assemblyThree or more individuals gathering, coming together, or meeting with the common intention of committing a violent crime or some act, lawful or unlawful, that will breach the peace.=>> assembly.@
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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The congregation of a number of persons at the same location.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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The congregation of a number of persons at the same location.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.